Graphics card recomendations?

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I'm getting ready to build an edit system based around Vegas Pro 8 for editing HD footage from my Sony EX1 and this is a rough system I've put together so far.

Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
Xilence 600W Gaming Edition PSU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO
Asus P5E X38 Chipset (Skt 775) 1600FSB DDR2 PCI-E Crossfire
Patriot 2GB PC2-8500 Extreme Performance (2x1GB)
500Gb HITACHI SATA Hard Drive - 16MB
Samsung SH-S203 20X DVDRW - SATA - Black

I guess my main question to you Vegas users out there is what graphics card would you recommend?

I'm hoping to have a dual monitor set up using a 22 inch monitor and a 32 inch tv. I'm just not sure where to start in regards to graphics card nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB PCI-E. Anyone using this? Any experience?

What cards are you guys using?

I'm a novice at this stuff and this is my first ever HD editing machine.. I just want something solid for editing short films on.. I'll mostly be working in 720p.

Hope someone can help.

Cheers.
 
I just got a system with the came CPU and Mobo (overclocked to 3 GHz).

Video card doesn't really matter in Vegas. I got an Asus 8600 GTS Silent, which as two DVI and one TV out, and it's overkill (great for the occasional game though.)
 
I have a similar setup (but 4gigs of ram-ram never hurts). I also have an OC'd 8800GT, and it's by far the best bang for the buck card on the market. eVGA has a step-up program so you can trade in your 8800gt for a 9--- series card for a couple extra bucks if a good one comes out before your step-up period ends. btw 8800gt > 9600gt.
 
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pmark23 said:
I just got a system with the came CPU and Mobo (overclocked to 3 GHz).

Video card doesn't really matter in Vegas. I got an Asus 8600 GTS Silent, which as two DVI and one TV out, and it's overkill (great for the occasional game though.)
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The 8600gts will be outperformed by the 8800gt by much more than what the price difference suggests. It's up to you though.
 
Vegas does not support much of DirectX and not at all from OpenGL. So if you want a speed edge, you just find a card that has a lot of bandwidth. A pure hardware feature, no special vegas support issue.
 
A common scenario: guy with only very moderate computer knowledge needs to upgrade his card to get better playback performance from MagicBullet (in Sony Vegas). He scours the internet for hours, does a ton of dvxuser searches and is as confused as ever. So he finally breaks down and asks, fearing the dreaded dvxuser pre-existing topic link. But so be it.

I'm using Sony Vegas 8.0's and want real time playback when using MagicBullet and Vegas' 32-bit editing option. Based on NVIDIA's GeForce Family chart, I'm lead to believe something from the 9800 series would suit me best. My local BestBuy has this GeForce 9600 GT OC in stock and the price is most definitely right. Will that do what I need it to do, and if not: what will and where can I get it for the best price?

14,978 thanks in advance.
 
Jason K said:
But doesn't MagicBullet?
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I have a decently overclocked 8800gt+q6600 quad-core+4gb of superfast ram and I can't even view untouched footage at full 24fps with 32bpc let alone adding magic bullet. (I hope that makes sense, reading it over sounds weird)
 
It does. So I guess if not being capable of editing real-time, would the upgrade at least improve and if so, would improve enough for the money I'd be spending?

I'm gonna have to invest in a new graphics card anyway, because I want to upgrade to dual monitors and that's currently not available with mine. So since I need a new graphics card, I'd like to buy one that can potentially make MagicBullet run smoother, if only a little.
 
Jason K said:
It does. So I guess if not being capable of editing real-time, would the upgrade at least improve and if so, would improve enough for the money I'd be spending?

I'm gonna have to invest in a new graphics card anyway, because I want to upgrade to dual monitors and that's currently not available with mine. So since I need a new graphics card, I'd like to buy one that can potentially make MagicBullet run smoother, if only a little.
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I think it should improve it. Everything feels faster but that could mostly be the increased processing power of my new rig. If you do any kind of editing/motion graphics/compositing on other programs, it potentially could do wonders. It's great for gaming too haha

I think you should wait till someone that really knows answers.
 
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